Celebs around town: Opera lover John Cusack, Macy Gray, Fleetwood Mac

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SEEN ON THE SCENE: While John Cusack may have been playing it very low-key — as usual — and wore a baseball cap pulled down low around his ears, the actor still was spied by a number of fans at a performance of “Don Giovanni” at the Lyric Opera of Chicago earlier this week. … Clearly Macy Gray has heard that Sunda is one of Our Town’s “go-to” fun eateries — attracting the singer to the Asian-themed restaurant on Monday. … Yes, that was “Chicago PD” star LaRoyce Hawkins seen dining at Bottlefork. … All the Fleetwood Mac members — except Stevie Nicks — dined at RL on Wednesday night. … Baseball Hall of Famer and former Royals third baseman George Brett lunched at Harry Caray’s on Kinzie, joined by some of the Kansas City team’s front office folks, reminiscing about Harry. Brett joked that the legendary sportscaster used to come over to his house in Palm Springs to watch HBO because Harry did not have cable. … Brandon Marshall made the scene at Harry Caray’s 7th Inning Stretch at Water Tower Place, wolfing down a Holy Cow! burger and strawberry & cream milkshake. … Separately, Chris Martin was also spied at the 7th Inning Stretch, testing his vertical leap and jumping an astonishing 42-inches on the Michael Jordan “How High Can You Jump” wall. … Indy Car champ and native Scotsman Dario Franchitti stopped by Gallery 1028 on Goose Island as part of the second annual Balvenie Rare Craft Collection, currently in the middle of a nine-city national tour. It’s all about original works from top U.S. craftsmen — including a handmade coffee table made from parts of a race car, specially crafted bagpipes and surfboards — plus Chicago’s own Oxxford Clothing.

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